Water closet seat and cover



g- 20, 1940- H. c. LESLIE v 2,212,295

WATER CLOSET SEAT AND COVER Filed June 9, 1939 Patented Aug. 20, 1940 UNI TED STATES "PATEN '1 OFFICE WATER CLOSET SEATfAND COVER Howard 0. Leslie, Milton, Mass, assignor to BR E Manufacturing 00., Hyde Park, Mass,

a corporation of Massachusetts Application June 9, 1939, Serial No. 278,261

3 Claims.

This invention rel-ates to water closet seats, and. its principal object is to provide a combination seat and cover which is of improved construction, having a minimum number of parts, and in which the hinges and associated metal parts are substantially concealed from view.

More specific objects are to provide a seat adapted to fit'the modern so-called close-coupled water closets, and to provide a sanitary 10 seat having a maximum size hole and which allows the seat and cover to stand in upright position so as to leave the top rim of the bowl entirely uncovered, and when the cover alone is raised to afford the maximum space from the rear of the hole in the seat to the cover.

Further objects relate to various features of construction and will be apparent from consideration of the following description and accompanying drawing, wherein Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a combination seat and cover constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the seat and cover mounted on a toilet bowl; 25 and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The particular embodiment herein shown for the purpose of illustration; comprises a seat I which may be of any conventional design and construction, provided with an extended back! 2 formed with transversely extending aligned bores 3 which receive sleeves 4 formed at their outer ends with flanges 5, as shown in Fig. 3. A cover l having a body portion of conventional design is provided with an extended back of substantially greater width than that of the seat, but preferably of somewhat lesser depth, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The seat and cover are supported by a hinge mounting comprising spaced posts I5 having rearwardly ofiset lower ends l6 adapted to be embedded or otherwise secured to a toilet bowl B, as shown in Fig. 2, and upper end portions formed with openings I8 (Fig. 3) of the same diameter as 45 the bores defined by the sleeves 4. Attaching ears 2!) are secured in any suitable manner to the under sideof the cover I 0 and these ears are formed with depending lugs 2| which are integral with inwardly extending trunnions 22. The inner faces of the lugs 2| closely fit against the outer faces of the posts l5, and the trunnions 22 project through the openings l8 into the bores defined by the sleeves 4, as shown in Fig. 3, thereby pivotally supporting the seat and cover on the 55 same axis.

With the construction and. arrangement herein shown and described, the supporting hinge and all associated metal parts are substantially concealed from view and a greater area of the bowl is covered by the seat andcover, as shown in Fig. 5 1. As the cover swings back away from and clear of the top of the seat, the entire surface of the latter is readily accessible and hence may be quickly and easily cleaned, it being noted that this arrangement affords the maximum space be- 10 tween the rear of the hole in the seat and the front of the cover when the latter is raised, as shown by the broken lines in Fig. 2.

A further advantage of the present construction resides in having the seat and cover turn on the same axis, thus eliminating the objectionable cam action which otherwise would be present and the consequent wearing of the contacting surfaces. Moreover, the proximity of the center of the axis to the top of the bowl and the relatively 0 short offset of the posts not only minimize the leverage and the consequent danger of breakage of the posts, but also presents an arrangement which fully satisfies close roughing requirements, as will be apparent from a study of Fig. 2, which illustrates my improved seat and cover as applied to a toilet bowl B having a tank T closely adjoining the hinge mounting for the seat and cover.

In the modern close-coupled free standing bowl and tank the present dimensions are such that an extended back seat of the so-called concealed hinge type necessitates the use of offset supporting posts which must be securely attached or anchored so as to avoid turning on their axes away from the seat and consequent loosening of the seat; whereas the arrangement of parts of a seat and cover constructed in accordance with the present invention is such that the posts cannot turn or loosen, even with large size post-hole punchings and varying spreads. Furthermore, the offset posts permit an extended back seat to meet close roughing requirements and to stand and remain in upright position so as to completely uncover the bowl, thus minimizing the danger of fouling and at the same time afiording a maximum size hole in the seat with an even overhang both inside and outside the rim of the bowl, as will be noted from a consideration of Figs. 1 and 3.

While I have shown and described one desirable embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood thatthis disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only, and. that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A water closet seat having an extended back formed with transversely extending bores, a cover having an extended back, and a hinge mounting comprising spaced posts having openings adjacent to their upper ends, ears secured to the under side of said cover, and trunnions connected with said ears, said trunnions extending through the openings in said posts and into the bores of said seat, thereby pivotally to support said seat and cover on the same. axis.

2. A water closet seat having an extended back formed with transversely extending bores, a cover having an extended back of greater width than that of said seat, and a hinge mounting comprising spaced posts having openings adjacent to their upper ends, ears secured to the under side of said cover, and trunnions connected with said ears, said trunnions extending through the openings in said posts and into the bores of said seat, thereby pivotally to support said seat and cover on the same axis.

3. A water closet seat having an extended back formed with transversely extending bores, a cover 1 having an extended back of greater width than that of said seat, and a hinge mounting comprising spaced posts having openings adjacent 10 to their upper ends, ears secured to the under side of said. cover and inwardly extending trunnions integral with said ears, said trunnions extending through the openings in said posts and into the bores of said seat, thereby pivotaliy to 15 support said seat and cover on the same axis.

HOWARD C. LESLIE.v 

